Jan 11 Watch 4:37 What happened in the courtroom during closing arguments in Trump’s civil fraud trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz One of Donald Trump’s trials came to an end in New York City on Thursday. A judge will now determine whether the former president committed fraud by inflating the value of his real estate assets. Trump and his attorneys argue… Continue watching
Jan 11 Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis By Associated Press Trump has not participated in any of the presidential primary debates, and Fox said the town hall was scheduled to compete against the debate at the Trump campaign's insistence. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil trial, calling the proceedings "a fraud on me" before the judge cut him off. Continue reading
Jan 11 Closing arguments begin in Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York after bomb threat By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The former president had been planning to deliver his own summation Thursday, but Judge Arthur Engoron rejected that. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have a fierce debate By David Bauder, Associated Press It was his first live appearance on Fox News since 2022, and unpleasant topics like Trump's false election claims, the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and the court cases against the former president were barely touched upon. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the 2024 presidential race days before the Iowa caucuses By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Holly Ramer, Associated Press The dropout comes as a surprise, given that Christie had staked the success of his campaign on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, which is less than two weeks away. Continue reading
Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:52 The arguments Trump’s attorneys are making to claim he’s immune from Jan. 6 prosecution By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens Donald Trump was in court in Washington while his attorneys argued the former president is immune from federal prosecution connected to the Jan. 6 attack. The three judge appeals panel seemed skeptical of the argument that Trump was acting in… Continue watching
Jan 09 Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot By David Sharp, Associated Press She's the first secretary of state in history to block someone from running for president by invoking the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause. Continue reading
Jan 09 DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The debate kicks off Wednesday, 9 p.m. Eastern time at Drake University and comes just five days before Iowa's leadoff presidential caucuses. Continue reading